Stand Up for Health: Health and Wellness Services for Your Community for Public Libraries

Class Details

Do you work in a public library? Are you interested in engaging with other public librarians and staff members to improve your knowledge and comfort with health and wellness related reference and services? Stand Up for Health: Health and Wellness Services for You Community is a free online course was developed in cooperation with WebJunction, PLA, and public librarians to create a cohort learning experience. Registration is limited to public library staff.

Over four weeks we will explore consumer health, health reference in a public library environment, free health resources for library staff and patrons, and developing health and wellness related programming. New content is released each week and consists of assigned readings, discussion with your fellow cohort members, and an assignment, all of which should take about three hours.

Week 1: Introduction to Consumer Health for Public Libraries
Week 2: Health Reference in a Public Library Environment
Week 3: Health Resources for Public Library Staff
Week 4: Health and Wellness Programming and Outreach for Public Libraries

This class is intended to be completed as a cohort for public library staff that involves discussion with your fellow students. There are no set hours to be online each week, but it is important that you complete the discussion and assignment for each week in a timely fashion. New content will be released each Monday.

You will leave the class with an action plan for how to use your newfound knowledge and expertise in reference services and programming. In addition to better serving your community, you’ll develop skills to take with you if and when you decide to move on to another library.

Class Overview

Are you interested in engaging with other public librarians and staff members to improve your knowledge and comfort with health and wellness related reference and services? This course for public library staff has you covered! Stand Up for Health: Health and Wellness Services for You Community is a free online course was developed in cooperation with WebJunction, PLA, and public librarians to create a cohort learning experience.

Registration is limited to public library staff.

During the course we will explore consumer health, health reference in a public library environment, free health resources for library staff and patrons, and developing health and wellness related programming. The course has four sections:

Introduction to Consumer Health for Public Libraries

Health Reference in a Public Library Environment

Health Resources for Public Library Staff

Health and Wellness Programming and Outreach for Public Libraries

Stand Up for Health is taught as a 4 week online course or an in-person 8 hour course with pre and post work.

Online
Online the course takes place over four weeks, new content is released each week and consists of assigned readings, discussion with your fellow cohort members, and an assignment, all of which should take about three hours. This class is intended to be completed as a cohort for public library staff that involves discussion with your fellow students. There are no set hours to be online each week, but it is important that you complete the discussion and assignment for each week in a timely fashion. New content will be released each Monday.

In-Person
In-person the course is taught over eight hours and involves lecture, discussions, and role-playing. Attendees are required to complete both a pre and post assignment to receive CE credit.

CE and CHIS
The course provides 12 continuing education (CE) hours from the Medical Library Association (MLA) and covers the five competencies required for Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) level 1 from MLA. You will leave the class with an action plan for how to use your newfound knowledge and expertise in reference services and programming. In addition to better serving your community, you’ll develop skills to take with you if and when you decide to move on to another library.